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Visit the northernmost tip of Honshu
Top Attractions in Aomori
Around Aomori
Aomori Top 10
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![Aomori: Food Guide]( "Aomori: Food Guide")
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![Aoni Onsen]( "Aoni Onsen")
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![Aomori Airport]( "Aomori Airport")
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![Experience the Sansha Taisai Festival!]( "Experience the Sansha Taisai Festival!")
4Experience the Sansha Taisai Festival!
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![Ashino Park Sakura Festival]( "Ashino Park Sakura Festival")
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![Lake Towada Backpackers Hostel]( "Lake Towada Backpackers Hostel")
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![Kayaking on Towada Lake]( "Kayaking on Towada Lake")
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![A Night With Oirase Gorge's Frozen Waterfall Illumination]( "A Night With Oirase Gorge's Frozen Waterfall Illumination")
8A Night With Oirase Gorge's Frozen Waterfall Illumination
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![Enjoy Chikuwa Fish Cakes in Aomori City]( "Enjoy Chikuwa Fish Cakes in Aomori City")
10Enjoy Chikuwa Fish Cakes in Aomori City
Aomori City
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![Aomori Nebuta Festival]( "Aomori Nebuta Festival")
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![Hirosaki Neputa Matsuri]( "Hirosaki Neputa Matsuri")
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![Aomori: Food Guide]( "Aomori: Food Guide")
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![Towada City Summer Fireworks Festival]( "Towada City Summer Fireworks Festival")
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![Hiking Along the Oirase Stream]( "Hiking Along the Oirase Stream")
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![Tanbo Art in Aomori]( "Tanbo Art in Aomori")
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![Experience the Sansha Taisai Festival!]( "Experience the Sansha Taisai Festival!")
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![Misawa Air Show]( "Misawa Air Show")
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![Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival]( "Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival")
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10Hirosaki Castle Chrysanthemum and Autumn Leaves Festival
Hirosaki
Upcoming Aomori Events
Culture
Towada City Summer Fireworks Festival 2025
With a history dating back to 1958, the Towada City Summer Fireworks Festival is a fixture on the Aomori events calendar in mid-August..
Nightlife
Tanabu Festival 2025
Tanabu Festival is a centuries old celebration of the end of summer involving colorful lights, massive moving shrines, dancers..
Culture
Towada Autumn Festival 2025
The Towada Autumn Festival is a three-day affair filled with colorful floats, mikoshi (portable shrine) parades, taiko drumming..
Where to eat in Aomori
Food
Tasting Tsugaru
The roads that wind through the lush landscape of the Tsugaru Plain in Aomori Prefecture are lined with rice paddies and orderly..
Food
Aomori: Food Guide
Tom RoseveareAomori is famous for apples, but Japan-bound foodies can discover so much more thanks to a much-loved local food culture, inspired..
Food
Aji no Sapporo Onishi: Curry Ramen
Tom RoseveareUnique bowl of Aomori soul food, perfectly suited to the winter months.
Places to stay in Aomori
Accommodation
Aoni Onsen
Sandro BernardinelloA remote ryokan in Aomori prefecture will bring you back into the past. No electricity and no wifi; and only old oil lamps to light..
Accommodation
Osorezan
Andrew CheckleyThe Shimokita Peninsula's Osorezan is an ancient holy site, an unusual landscape and a remarkable experience.
Accommodation
Art Hotel – Hirosaki City
Sarah EndarastyaArt Hotel Hirosaki City is a perfect choice as your place to stay while on a business trip or holiday in Aomori Prefecture. With..
Latest Aomori Reports
Culture
Enjoy Chikuwa Fish Cakes in Aomori City
Veronica CarnevaleA part of Japan’s northeastern Tohoku region, Aomori is beloved for its summer Nebuta Festival, sweet-tasting apples, exceedin..
Culture
Experience the Sansha Taisai Festival!
rachel teoThe Sansha Taisai festival takes place every year, and is considered one of the main festivals of the city, taking place at the..
Activities
A Night With Oirase Gorge's Frozen Waterfall Illumi...
Caleb CelloLocated in the Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan, Oirase Gorge is easily hailed as one of the most beautiful river valleys in..